“Compassion.  We have all felt the joy and fulfillment that comes from empathy and generosity towards others (and the dissatisfaction that comes from being selfish).  Likewise, we all want happiness ourselves.  As the Dalai Lama says, “if we wish to be truly selfish, we should be wisely selfish.”  In other words, if we wish for our own wellbeing, compassion for others rewards us with this wellbeing.  Though a very clear and fundamental truth, our habits and deluded perceptions make it hard to see.”